I promised to update... here it is! Also, take note this is a fight scene... I'm not very good with fight scenes, but I hope...

Envy doesn't feel right... I don't think I did him correctly... that we can agree on, ne?

Disclaimer: I don't own FMA

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Chapter 8: Truth

"Envy..."

Al saw the nurse stop and turn back to look at him, an evil glint in her... Violet eyes?

"So you figured out who I am..." Envy said, shaking his head in mock pity as he transformed into his usual form. "Shame, now I'll have to kill you as well..."

He transformed his arm into a lance and charged at him. The younger Elric was barely able to dodge it, moving swiftly to the side. He tried to hit Envy, but sorely missed. Groaning, he took out a piece of chalk and tried to draw a transmutation circle, only to have it kicked out by the sin. He brought Al down to the ground, grabbing him by the hair while doing it.

"Don't even try..." He growled, kicking him in the ribs multiple times. He cried out in pain, but would not give up. He tried to get up but was kicked back by the homunculus.

'I can't give up now...' He told himself. 'Brother protected me so many times... I can't give up...'

Images of the times Ed had helped him flashed into his mind. Now that Ed was in danger, it was Al's turn to protect him.

Looking for a way, he found the chalk by his side and a ray of hope appeared. His hopes were shattered however by the fact Envy had seen what he was doing and crushed it, making it quite useless at this moment. Angered, Al struggled free and took the knife on the bedside table. He clasped the blade between his trembling fingers, knowing it would do hardly any good.

The sin blinked and laughed.

"Is this what I have to put up with?" He cried, kicking the knife away and charging at the poor boy, backing him against the wall. He placed a hand on his neck and proceeded to strangle the boy.

'This is it...' He thought. He could feel his windpipe being crushed, his supply of air growing less and less with each passing second. His consciousness was growing dimmer and dimmer, and he knew he wouldn't last long.

'Brother... I'm sorry...'

As he began to lose consciousness, the sin suddenly let go of his firm grip. Al let out a gasp, grateful yet curious.

Behind them, Ed had gotten out of bed, and he now held the knife in his hand. The cold blade's tip was resting on Envy's bare back, it's beholder's fingers trembling.

"Let go..." He whispered shakily, determination in his eyes. "Let go of my brother..."

He was tired and weak... his insides were turning into mush... Yet Edward didn't care.

He would do anything, memory or not, to protect his brother.

And that's when he realized how important Al was to him.

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It was an awkward picture to behold. I, against the wall, with Envy's hands wringed around my kneck, and Brother behind us, shakily holding a knife against the sin's back.

An awkward picture indeed.

The three of us were as still as statues, neither one daring to move. Brother's gaze were locked on Envy, the knife still on his back.

I stared worriedly at Ed. He was pale, and I could see how painful it was for him to hold such a position with his state; He was breaking sweat.

But I could tell he wouldn't give up easily, which only worried me even more.

What seemed like hours to us were only minutes. I wondered how long this would continue when Envy finally spoke.

"Chibi-san..." He said. "Do you know why you can't remember?"

I saw Brother flinch in surpirse. I could understand him, though; What did he mean? I tried to surpress the uneasy feeling that Envy may know something we didn't...

"It's to block away something you're not supposed to know... but I'll tell you anyway."

"What is it?" Brother asked quietly. "And how do you know?"

I've been wondering how he did know what he knew.

"When you attempted that transmutation, I was finally released from my imprisonment in The Gate... apparently, I still couldn't get through even if I disguised myself as you..."

For a moment, I thought I saw Brother's eyes flash red...

"But I wasn't the only one who was released... something else was too, and it now resides in your body..."

His body? What could possibly be in his body? I tried to think of what could be inside my brother's body, but no answer came up.

After all, the only thing that's in The Gate are it's children...

I gasped as I realized what was inside Brother.

The Gate has children...

A child of The Gate is inside Brother's body...

Oh God...

"But two beings can't inhabit one body, so now it's fighting to take control of your you... and it's slowly winning..." Envy continued, smirking. "That's why you're having these bloody fits... now, if I kill you, I'll give that thing total control of you, chibi-san..."

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There. I finally included something... also, I'm editing the past chapters. Or redoing. They're more... different than last time.